OEA - CP - Resolución CAAP GT RVPP 562 rev 1

PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE OEA/Ser.G

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES CAAP/GT/RVPP-562/26 rev. 1 10 February 2026

COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE Original: English AND BUDGETARY AFFAIRS Working Group on the Review of OAS Programs

WORK PLAN FOR 2026

(Adopted by the Working Group at its meeting held on February 10, 2026)WORKING GROUP ON THE REVIEW OF OAS PROGRAMS

WORK PLAN

No. TOPIC MANDATES OBJECTIVE/

RESPONSIBLE AREA

Meeting Date

III. PROVISIONS OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY NATURE

1. Human resources AG/RES. 1 (LVIII-E/25)

1. Human resources

c. To extend the deadline for the Permanent Council to review, through the CAAP, Chapter III.C of the General Standards and related standards governing the General Secretariat, with a view to enhancing the OAS Employment Performance Evaluation System (PES). And to request the General Secretariat to submit a proposal by February 27, 2026, at the latest for the approval by the Permanent Council no later than the first quarter of 2026.

Objective: To analyze the proposal from the Office of the Executive Director/DHR for enhancing the OAS Performance Evaluation System, provide recommendations to the CAAP to submit to the Permanent Council/General Assembly for approval.

Responsible area: - Office of the Executive Director/Department of Human Resources Wednesday, February 25, 2026 10:00 a.m.

Simón Bolívar

2. Human resources

(cont.) AG/RES. 1 (LVIII-E/25)

1. Human resources

f. To request the Office of the Inspector General, in collaboration with the Department of

Legal Services and the Department of Human Resources, to prepare proposed amendments to the General Standards as they pertain to comprehensive case-handling and investigative procedures and disciplinary measures applicable to the Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General, based on the benchmarking exercise carried out (CAAP/GT/RVPP552/25), with a view to their adoption by the Permanent Council through the CAAP no later than November 30, 2025.

Objective: To analyze the proposal, provide recommendations to the CAAP to submit to the Permanent Council/General Assembly for approval.

Responsible area: - Office of the Executive Director/Department of Human Resources - Office of the Inspector General Wednesday, February 25, 2026 10:00 a.m.

Simón Bolívar2

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No. TOPIC MANDATES OBJECTIVE/

RESPONSIBLE AREA

Meeting Date

3. Human resources

(cont.) AG/RES. 1 (LVIII-E/25)

1. Human resources

j. To instruct the General Secretariat to submit to the Permanent Council, through the CAAP, no later than March 31, 2026:

1. Proposed amendments to Chapter I (Obligations and Rights) of the OAS Staff Rules, in order to clearly define the term “unsatisfactory work,” which definition should include conduct or omissions by a staff member in the performance of their contractual obligations that have a direct causal link to the resulting noncompliance with mandates by the General Secretariat. ii. Proposed amendments to the General Standards establishing an institutional mechanism by which member states may submit to the Secretary General documented information on facts or acts that infringe the Organization’s rules and regulations and that could give rise to the initiation of disciplinary proceedings. This mechanism shall ensure respect for due process, staff independence, and protection against misuse or retaliatory application, in strict accordance with the Charter of the OAS, the General Standards, the Staff Rules, the Code of Ethics, and the Organization’s rules and regulations. iii. Proposed amendments to relevant legal instruments necessary to harmonize the

respect for due process, staff independence, and protection against misuse or retaliatory application, in strict accordance with the Charter of the OAS, the General Standards, the Staff Rules, the Code of Ethics, and the Organization’s rules and regulations. iii. Proposed amendments to relevant legal instruments necessary to harmonize the amendments referred to in the preceding mandates.

Objective: To analyze the proposal from the Office of the Executive Director/DHR, provide recommendations to the CAAP to submit to the Permanent Council/General Assembly for approval.

Responsible area: - Office of the Executive Director/Department of

Human Resources - Department of Legal Services Tuesday, April 14, 2026 2:30 p.m. Simón Bolívar room3

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No. TOPIC MANDATES OBJECTIVE/

RESPONSIBLE AREA

Meeting Date

4. Human resources

(cont.) AG/RES. 1 (LVIII-E/25)

1. Human resources

k. To instruct the Permanent Council to review, through the CAAP, the remuneration system applicable to the Secretary General and the Assistant Secretary General within the broader context of the remuneration structure for the highest-ranking staff members of the Organization, as provided for in Article 40 (e) and (f), of the General Standards, and to present its findings to the General Assembly for consideration at its next regular session, with a view to ensuring that any reform adopted shall apply at the next elections for those positions. This analysis shall be undertaken in recognition of, and without prejudice to, the system of smart parity that governs the remuneration of the staff of the General Secretariat.

Objective: To analyze the remuneration system, provide recommendations to the CAAP to submit to the Permanent Council/General Assembly for approval.

Responsible area: - Office of the Executive Director/Department of

Human Resources - Department of Legal Services Wednesday, February 25, 2026 10:00 a.m. Simón Bolívar

5. Human resources

Permanent Council/General Assembly for approval.

Responsible area: - Office of the Executive Director/Department of

Human Resources - Department of Legal Services Wednesday, February 25, 2026 10:00 a.m. Simón Bolívar

5. Human resources

(cont.) AG/RES. 1 (LVIII-E/25)

1. Human resources

m. To request that the General Secretariat present an analysis of the options for displaying other categories of contracts with natural persons, such as CPRs and local staff, under a separate expenditure category in the budget presentation and execution reports, with the objective of improving transparency. The analysis should include a proposed implementation plan and an indicative timeline for its completion and incorporation into future budget cycles.

Objective: To analyze the options the GS/OAS will present, provide recommendations to the CAAP to submit to the Permanent Council in order to implement the changes for the 2027 budget.

Responsible area: - Office of the Executive Director/Department of

Financial Services - Department of Legal Services Wednesday, February 25, 2026 10:00 a.m. Simón Bolívar4

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No. TOPIC MANDATES OBJECTIVE/

RESPONSIBLE AREA Meeting Date 6. . Health insurance benefits AG/RES. 1 (LVIII-E/25)

2. Health Insurance benefits d) To instruct the Permanent Council, through the CAAP, to consider, during the first quarter of 2026, legally viable alternatives presented by the General Secretariat in document CP/CAAP-4090/25 to enable member states to participate in the administration, planning, and policy formulation mechanisms of the medical benefits plan.

Objective: To consider the alternatives and provide recommendations to the CAAP to submit to the Permanent Council/General Assembly for decision.

Responsible area: - Office of the Executive Director/Department of

Human Resources - Department of Legal Services

• The Joint Committee on

Insurance Matters

To consider the alternatives and provide recommendations to the CAAP to submit to the Permanent Council/General Assembly for decision.

Responsible area: - Office of the Executive Director/Department of

Human Resources - Department of Legal Services

• The Joint Committee on Insurance Matters - The Board of Trustees of

the Medical Benefits Trust Fund Tuesday, February 10, 2026 11:30 a.m. Simón Bolívar room

IV. PROVISIONS THAT SHALL REMAIN IN FORCE AFTER THIS RESOLUTION CEASES TO BE IN EFFECT

7. Accountability to member states AG/RES. 1 (LVIII-E/25)

1. Accountability to member states

c. The General Secretariat shall continue to publish the following updated information on the Organization’s website:

1. The organizational structure of each organizational unit; Objective: To receive the presentation from the General Secretariat providing confirmation of compliance.

Provide feedback on possible improvements if necessary Tuesday, February 10, 2026 11:30 a.m. Simón Bolívar5

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No. TOPIC MANDATES OBJECTIVE/

RESPONSIBLE AREA Meeting Date ii. On an annual basis, the report “Functioning and Compliance with the Comprehensive Strategic Plan of the Organization of American States”; iii.The results of evaluations, monitoring, and audits of programs and operations; iv. Staffing per organizational unit and vacant positions, including the salary scale, which shall include the salaries and benefits of the positions of Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General;

1. Performance contracts awarded to natural and legal persons for the provision of services or specific work products, pursuant to applicable regulations; vi. Reports on official travel and activities away from headquarters; and vii. A report on progress in implementing a strategic plan for mobilizing the external support and funding needed to implement the mandates of the member states and the priorities of the Organization.

Responsible area: - Office of the Executive

Director

8. Timely decisionmaking to process vacant positions

1. A report on progress in implementing a strategic plan for mobilizing the external support and funding needed to implement the mandates of the member states and the priorities of the Organization.

Responsible area: - Office of the Executive

Director

8. Timely decisionmaking to process vacant positions AG/RES. 1 (LVIII-E/25)

2. Timely decision-making to process vacant positions

a. To request the General Secretariat to submit a revised cost-neutral proposal for the modification of selection and hiring processes in the first quarter of 2026, in order to ensure that vacant positions are filled more promptly.

Objective: To receive and consider the proposal from the General Secretariat and provide feedback.

Once there is agreement, to remit to the CAAP for consideration and submission to the Permanent Council/General Assembly for approval Tuesday, March 24 Simón Bolívar room 2:30 p.m.6

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No. TOPIC MANDATES OBJECTIVE/

RESPONSIBLE AREA

Meeting Date Responsible area: - Office of the Executive Director/Department of

Human Resources

9. Relations with Civil Society Mandate entrusted to the CAAP by the Permanent Council

CP/CAAP-4131/25

To consider the creation, within the General Secretariat, of a Department of Relations with Civil Society to replace the Relations with Civil Society Section, with the purpose of designing and implementing mechanisms for the meaningful participation of civil society organizations in activities related to all the secretariats that make up the OAS.

Objective: Work with the Office of the Assistant Secretary General to analyze the option of creating a department. Once there is agreement on a path forward, to remit to the CAAP for consideration and submission to the Permanent Council/General Assembly for approval Responsible area: - Office of the Assistant Secretary General Wednesday, February 25, 2026 10:00 a.m.

Simón Bolívar

10. Administrative

Tribunal

remit to the CAAP for consideration and submission to the Permanent Council/General Assembly for approval Responsible area: - Office of the Assistant Secretary General Wednesday, February 25, 2026 10:00 a.m. Simón Bolívar

10. Administrative Tribunal Mandate entrusted to the Working Group by the CAAP CP/CAAP 4167/25: Note from the President of the Administrative Tribunal submitting the sections of the draft reform to the Statute of the Tribunal considered priority for review by Member States Consideration of the draft amendments to the Statute of the Administrative Tribunal Objective: To consider the proposal from the Administrative Tribunal. Once there is agreement on the amendments, to remit to the CAAP for consideration and submission to the Permanent Council/General Assembly for approval Wednesday, February 25, 2026 10:00 a.m.

Simón Bolívar7

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No. TOPIC MANDATES OBJECTIVE/

RESPONSIBLE AREA

Meeting Date

Responsible area: - Administrative Tribunal - Department of Legal

Services